The crowned contract

Abhay Rathore, the stoic heir to the Rathore Royal Group of Hotels and CEO of a billion-dollar legacy, was known for two things: his silence and his ruthlessness. He didn't smile, didn't entertain nonsense, and didn't trust easily. The boardrooms feared him, and the business world respected him. At just 31, he ran empires - but his heart? That was locked behind stone walls. And then there was Ishika Mehra - 24, fresh-faced, fiercely kind, and endlessly sarcastic. She wasn't royal by blood, but she had enough fire in her to burn palaces down. She joined the Rathore empire as a temporary PA - not to flirt or climb ladders, but to survive. She was sunshine wrapped in sarcasm, with a mind as sharp as her tongue. They hated each other instantly. But fate - and one very manipulative grandmother - had other plans.